1 of 5 Americans Shun the Internet

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Next time you're standing in line at the movies, look around.
Chances are there's at least one person who doesn't use the
Internet.

One in five American adults never log on, according to findings
released Friday (April 13) by the Pew Research Center. Those most
likely to fall into this group are senior
citizens , adults with less than a high school education,
people living with disabilities and those in households earning
less than $30,000 per year. (People who chose to take the survey
in Spanish were
also among them.) Most of these adults have never used the
Internet before, nor do they live with anyone who has. They don't
use computers, smartphones or tablets, either.

While high-speed
broadband access is a problem for some — an issue
the Obama administration and nonprofit groups have
targeted — almost half of those who don't use the Internet
said it was because they don't think it is relevant. An only one
in 10 said that they were interested in using the Internet or
email in the future.

But it's not just retirees and the economically disadvantaged who
shun the Internet. In an interview with Elle magazine, actress
Winona Ryder said she doesn't go online, though she does get
email on her BlackBerry. She's never read a blog.

"I feel like it's taking away that great anticipation of seeing a
movie," Ryder said. "I would hate to see a picture of me and the
caption reads, 'Is she worth it?' "